what specifically gives a cue a good hit

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Andrewjoseph

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I now play with a fury sneaky with a z2 shaft. I want to buy a
U balabushka remake the gb 22. Which is probably the MOST attractive cue i have ever seen (in my opinion) and you can order it with a z2, ob2, 324_2 or katana shaft.

Here is the question. What gives a cue a good hit? The joint? The shaft? The tip? A combination?

If you take a butt of a cue with an adjustable weight 5/16-14 pin joint and put a top production shaft and tip on the cue in theory it should play just as good as any other.

Bottom line is my hypothesis true our false?

What !SPECIFICALLY! About a cue gives it a good solid hit?

Thanks AZers.




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Andrewjoseph said:
Here is the question. What gives a cue a good hit? The joint? The shaft? The tip? A combination?
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What's a good hit to one person may be a crappy hit to another person. It's ALL in the mind of the person using the cue.

Maniac (I thought we've gone over this before :shrug:)
 
What gives a cue a hit?
The answer is, the hand that holds it.
The better the holder, the better the hit. :smile:
 
I think, no, I KNOW, that is you put a GREAT shaft with a GREAT tip on a cheap butt (not one with a buzz) that you will have a great hitting cue...PERIOD !!! :cool:;):thumbup:. Maybe it helps if that butt is Ebony, Cocobolo, Purpleheart, Bacote or the like...:D
 
I am not a good player, but I am developing a definite preference for the feel of a stiff, stiff cue.

The tip is also important. I prefer a soft tip because I BELIEVE (I don't know) that it grabs the CB better. Probably psychological.

I am not persuaded that the joint makes any difference. A tight, face to face connection should be enough, but I am open minded to consider contrary evidence.

Good luck on your quest. You will have fun and frustration along the way.
 
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Most of the feel/feedback you get from a 2-piece is from the joint. Find a 1-piece you like the feel of and you'll see how nice they hit with the noise just coming from the tip. Johnnyt
 
To my knowledge, "hit" has never been clearly defined. So unless you know what a "hit" is, how can you know what a "good" hit is?

I'll offer my own definition if "hit" here: Hit, is the transference of longitudinal vibrations from the tip end of the cue back to the grip hand when the tip strikes the cue ball. Different component materials, different densities of like materials, and different joining methods of those materials, all affect the final vibration frequency that reaches the grip hand.

So, a "good" hit will depend on the particular vibration frequency that feels good to you, personally. It's not a matter of which cue maker builds the best cue as much as it is a matter of which combination of materials and construction methods best suits your own preference. Once you know that, the cue can be built by just about anybody and it will still be a good cue for you.

Roger
 
The shaft and it's components account for 90+% of a cues "hit" Put a great shaft on any well constructed butt, and you will have a great playing cue. The joint material, and forearm wood may compliment, or detract from the "hit" somewhat, but not much.

Cues hit= quality of shaft wood, taper of shaft, ferrule, tip.
 
For me a good hit = the results I get. If I can I draw the ball and use force follow the cue has a good hit.

A lot of that has to do with the tip, the shaft taper, the weight and balance point and other stuff. And of course, it has to roll straight.

I pay zero attention to the sound or the vibration. It all boils down to whether I can get the cue ball to do what I need it to do.
 
For me, it's a Keith Josey cue. However, different strokes for different folks.

When you find that cue...hang on to it!
 
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